Smoker&#39;s companion



March 1927' B. HOWELL SMOKER S COMPANION Filed March 23 1926 INVENTOFwrms'.

Patented Maggi-927. I

" UNITED s AT s BERNARD cmnnns nownnt, or minor, mama; as'srenoa 'ronnatnrfiOwzim). a oonrm rmrnn' or Lennon, nnemnn nnmrrsn company.

smoxnns' companion.

Application flea'xmn-a-s, 1926., Serial 11o; 8e,85 1, and in Greatlritalnl'ebmary 20,1828.

This invention consists in improvements in or relating to smokers"companions, ashtrays, match-and-cigarette-containers and like smokersrequisites. Hereinafter, and in 'the appended claims, all these articleswill be referred to, for the sake. of, brevity, by the term smokerscompanion and it is to be .understood wherever thisterm appears thatit'is intended to refer to any of the ar-' IO ticleS enumerated,- orlike articles.

The present invention Comprises, in one form, the combination of ahollow ornamental figure, a portion of whichiis trans;

lucent, an electric lamp serving to illuminate the interior of thehollow figure, an energizin circuit for the lamps and a witch-device orsaid energiz ngfl'clrcuit,'sa1dsW1tch device comprising a movablematch-strikingv surface so that when a match istruck on, it thecircuitof the lam will be closed and the lamp will be illuminated.

In order that the invention maybe more .1 I v lures 2 and 3 from whichit w ll be seen that 'clearly understood, one preferred constructionembodying the features of the invention, will now be described witho-theaid oft-he accompanying. drawings, in which Fi re 1 "is a. perspectiveview of a smoi drs companion); v Figure 2 is a plan of'the underside ofthe hollow base of the companion withthe cover removed, and a Figure 3is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

ike reference numerals indicate like parts in all the figures of-thedrawings.

10 serves to contain withinit a battery 11 (Figures -2and 3) of the drycell type,

which is held in position by means of clips 12 constitutingterminaLconnectors throu h which the battery is connected in electriccircuit to be detailed hereinafter. The basemember 10 sup art! on itsuppersur face an ash-tray 13 and a receptacle 14 for containing loosematches; In addition to these .a'r--; 'ticles, and normally flush withthe upper sur-:

face of the base-member 10, there is a springpressed switch-button 15,the outer surface] of which is provided with a match-strikingcomposition preferably of a character suitable to the so-called safetymatches as well as to those of the'non-safety type.

.Supported alsoon the base-member 10 an ornamental Figure 16 which, inthe illustrated example, is shaped to represent an'owl.

'ina socket in the top wall of the base andan incandescentelectriclamp18 is 'supported in my preferredmanner within the. body of the owl,preferably at the level 0t the eyes .17. x In the particular exampleshown, the 68. current-carrying conductors 19,'whic h pass throu h thehol ow interiorof-the Figure 16 and t rou h the socket in which-theowlisseated in t e base 10, serve not only to convey the energizing currentto the lamp 18 also to pp rt the latter at th quired height. v

- In the interior of the baselO fis disposed.

the wiring which connects the switch-contacts (operated 'bythe'buttonand the 715' battery with the conductors 19. The. ,eir-

' cuit for the wiring is clearly shown in Fig.-

nected to one of the conductors 19 and ,nor- .mally tending to retainthe switch in its 0 n 84;v position. The other conductor 19 is eectrically connected with the other pole of the battery. The connectionsof the poles of the batter respectively with the contact stud I '20 an.one of the conductors 19 is efiected by It will be seen that a.,,hollowbase member,

I though the owls eyes have blinked.

The parts contained within-the'base 10 can be enclosed by means of acover-plate 22 whch I screws as shown orby any other preferred form offastening, A i l It is obvious that details of-the invention may be"modified while still retaining the objects and benefits of theinvention, r 106 It is further obvious that the invention" may be aplied in many other ways. "For example, t e figure may be in the form ofa cat or other animal and the switch-device"=.'-;-.. may comprise a.part of the" body of the) may be secured, for example; by I animalwhich, when stroked by a match held in the hand, will cause theenergizing circuit to be closed and the lamp to be illuminatedi I claim2-- 1. In a smokers companion, the combination of a hollow ornamentalfigure, a portion of which is translucent, an electric lamp servin toilluminate the interior of the hollow figure, an energizing circuit forthe lamp, and a switch device for said ener gizing circuit, said switchdevice comprising a movable match striking surface.

2. In a smokers companion the combination of a hollow ornamental figure,a portion of which is translucent, an electric lamp serving toilluminate the interior of the hollow figure, an energizing circuit forthe lamp, and a resiliently controlled button switch for said energizlngcircuit, one surface of said buttoncomprising a match striking surface.

3.'A smokers companion comprising in combination, a hollow ornamentalfigure, a portion of which is translucent, an electric lamp situatedwithin the interior of the hollow figure, an energizing circuit for thelamp, and a switch device for the energizing circuit, said switchcomprising a match striking surface which is movable to close the switchwhen a match is struck thereon.

fir. In a:smokers companion the combination of a hollow base member, ahollow ornamental figure mounted on said base member and having atranslucent portion, an electric lamp situated within the hollow figure,an energizing circuit for the lamp, a switch-device having a surfaceavailable from the outside of said base member and comprising amatch-striking surface, and an electric battery which is retained withinthe base member and constitutes the energizing means for the circuit.

5. In a smokers companion, the combination of a hollow ornamental figurehaving translucent eyes, an electric lamp situated within said hollowfigure, an energizing cir-' cuit for the lamp, and-a switch-device comprising a movable striking surface.

6. In a smokers companion, the combination of a hollow base member, ahollow figure mounted on the base member which hollow figure is shapedto represent an owl having translucent eyes, an electric lampsituatedwithin the body of' said owl, an energizing circuit for thelamp, a resiliently controlled button switch for the energizing circuit,said switch having a surface available for use from the outside of thebase member and comprising a match-striking surface, and an electricbattery retained within said base member and constituting the energizingmeans for the said circuit.

In testimony whereof I aflix my si nature. BERNARD CHARLES HO ELL.

